It’s well known that pound notes show the face of Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ.However,something     1     (interest) about British money is that there are also faces on the back of the notes.Did you know that the picture changes every few     2     (year) to show a different famous person from British history?

At the moment,we can find the face of Charles Darwin on the ￡10 note.He is a(n)     3     (science),famous for his theories about evolution (进化).From 1992 to 2003,Charles Dickens     4     (be) on the banknote.He is one of the country’s favourite authors,     5     novels like Oliver Twist and David Copperfield were voted as some of Britain’s best works of literature.     6     (recent),it was announced that Jane Austen would replace Darwin on the ￡10 note.She is one of my favourite authors,     7     (remember) for books like Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.People think     8     a very good choice to put Jane Austen on a banknote because most of the people on British money are men.

In addition to writers,other people such     9     inventors and social reformers have also been on banknotes.By     10     (put) their faces on banknotes,the UK shows that it is very proud of all these historical figures!

During the summer vacation, I took part in     1     16th Natural English Contest, in which I was listed in the top 10 and     2    (gain) valuable experience.

I never expected     3    (go) that far. And I had never thought about standing that high on the stage.    4     at that moment, I set out for the long ride. All I had to do was try.

Preparing for the contest, practicing a 3­minute speech, and overcoming stage fright, I spared no effort to take part in the competition.

One of my     5    (teammate), my good friend in my school, gave me lots of encouragement and advice during the contest. Her ideas were new and     6     (power) and she stayed quite calm when she was fighting against her competitors. She was like my coach,    7     showed me how to search for related materials online and how to express my own view     8     (clear).

Thanks     9     the contest and the help of my friend, I now feel more relaxed on stage and more confident when     10    (talk). I’m really appreciative of her timely help.

Three months ago, I moved to Italy with my parents. One day, after playing badminton, I was about     1    (leave) the club when I saw Amma. She’s an old lady in her late 60s, and she is responsible     2     cleaning the floor of the club. At that time, she was talking to the boss of the club,     3    (ask) for some cash. Her hand was in pain and she wanted     4    (see) the doctor. The boss gave her some excuses and escaped     5    (quick).

I felt bad for her.     6     I had never talked with Amma before, I walked to her and opened my wallet. I knew I didn’t have much money, but I gave her whatever I had in my wallet. In my     7    (break) Italian, I tried to say “Amma, please take the money and see a doctor”, but I didn’t know if my     8    (express) was correct. She seemed to have understood me and said “Thank you!”.

When I went to a nearby restaurant for dinner, surprisingly I found one bill,     9     was more than enough for my meal.     10     next day, I came across Amma, and even though it was very dark in the street, she recognized me and waved to me.

Sports should help a man to learn fairness, not only in games but also in life. If two teams play     1     game, one team must lose. If a dozen     2     (team) attend an athletic competition, one team will get the most points and all the     3     eleven teams will get fewer points. If a school team comes out last, that is no loss of face.     4     that team and that school must do is to admit that it     5     (lose). The only intelligent reaction     6     defeat must be: next year we will do our best to come out on top, because from now on we will devote     7     (our) to a stricter course of training under competent instructors.

Lessons     8     (learn) in sports can help us in our dealing with other people. But even more     9     (value) are the lessons learned in extra­curricular activities in school: in speech, dramatic and musical contests, in “house” activities, and,     10     (especial), in the student council.

Anna had a car accident when she was a teenager. She lost her arms because of that. What’s     1     (bad), when she was 20 years old, she lost her parents. Her sister, who is ten years older than her, told Anna she’d take care of her. However, Anna refused    2     (live) with her. Instead, Anna said she’d take care of    3     (she). She managed to enter college and studied very hard. Four years later, Anna graduated and was offered work. Once she    4     (write) in her diary, “I am quite lucky.    5     I lost my arms, I still have my legs.”

Anna lost her arms    6     she chose to face it in a positive (积极的) way. Instead of feeling sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She    7     (teach) us a good lesson.

When something bad happens to us, we have two    8     (choice). One is to complain, and     9     other is to face it bravely. Just choose     10     (wise). If you decide to be brave and strong, new hopes will come.

At present, major parks across the US are facing a     1       (grow) problem. From getting too close to wildlife to camping in off-limit areas, more and more visitors     2     (break) park rules. In July alone, park rangers handled more than 11,000 incidents at the 10 most visited     3       (nation) parks. 

Record numbers of visitors at Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming, have caused problems. Visitors stray from     4     (mark) paths. They break park rules in order to take selfies     5     wildlife, getting too close to elk, grizzly bears, and bison. As drivers slow    6     to snap pictures of the animals, traffic backs up. 

The breaking of park rules comes from disbelief among visitors     7     they will get hurt, said Yellowstone Superintendent Dan Wenk. More than 52,000 warnings were issued at Yellowstone in 2015, up almost 20 percent from the year before. That     8     (worry) the National Park Service. 

As the number of visitors increase, the group is working     9     (protect) national land for future generations. The top 10 parks, including Yosemite in California and the Grand Canyon in Arizona, hosted almost 44 million people last year. That’s a 26 percent increase from a decade     10     (early).